How many times have you been asked that question? And how many times have you seen a promotion of the latest and greatest diet that is presumably the fail-safe way to lose weight and get healthy? I think we have all seen that, ultimately, few people are successful with...

You can expect a "drinking checkup" when you visit the doctor. All adults, including pregnant women, should be screened for unhealthy alcohol use by their primary care physicians, the United States Preventive Services Task Force...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday confirmed 90 cases of a polio-like illness in 27 states.
The CDC is still trying to determine what triggers Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), which causes limb weakness...

The number of calories a person burns at rest varies depending on the time of day, U.S. researchers have discovered, in findings that could explain why shift work or other sleep- and eating-related factors make people more likely to gain weight.

Active people tend to overthink what food is doing for their body — Is keto good for endurance? What’s the perfect post-training macro spread? Butter or no butter in my coffee? — but underthink what it’s doing for their mind. Yet you’ve probably...

Many healthy behaviors help prevent the deterioration of aging, as explained in the book, "Improve Your Memory for a Healthy Brain. Memory Is the Canary in Your Brain's Coal Mine." One of the most important healthy behaviors is exercise. If you haven't taken up a regular...

Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new federal guidelines that stress that any amount and any type of exercise helps health.
The advice is the first update since the government’s physical activity guidelines came out a decade ago. Since...

If you're a healthy eater or trying to become one, you know the basic step is to incorporate more fresh and whole foods in your daily diet. But did you know that by preparing your meals in a particular way and combining certain foods, you can maximize nutrient absorption...

You’ve still got to eat to live, but now you can purportedly back this up by vaping your vitamins.
One company claims a few puffs on their e-cigarette packs your lungs with 10 times the recommended daily dose of vitamin B12. Other products contain a cocktail of vitamins...

Sleep is crucial for your physical and mental health, but many factors, both internal and external, can impact how well you sleep at night. You probably didn't know that vitamin and mineral deficiencies can be linked to insomnia. The...

“Exercise isn’t really important for weight loss” has become a popular sentiment in the weight-loss community. “It’s all about diet,” many say. “Don’t worry about exercise so much.”
This idea crept out amid infinite...

Addiction to drugs and alcohol affects as many as 21 million Americans each year. The clinical term for the diagnosis is "substance use disorder," and it's a debilitating condition that, when left untreated, can turn into a death sentence.
But what many people don't know...

A new study showed that regardless of diet, a protein called Pannexin 1 significantly regulates the accumulation of fat in mice. The study suggests that a deletion of the Panx1 gene in the early stages of development of mouse fat cells increases the amount of fat accumulated,...

The route to weight loss has traditionally been to cut calories. Swap that regular soda for diet, grab an apple instead of a cookie, and you'll trim pounds, the idea goes.
But, instead of going for such calorie cuts, many people are now taking more intense steps to lower...